My "Super Purple" Daylily

The Daylily opened late yesterday. They are called Daylily for a reason. So, I thought I better not wait to take a photo. The color looks somewhat different than the photo that I posted yesterday. Cameras and computer monitors can make such a difference in what we see with our eyes. None the less, this is the first time I am seeing "Super Purple" bloom in my garden. It is kinda fun after the long wait.

This Years Surprises In The Garden

And, there have been several. I have been pampering a small Gardenia Jasminoides 'Radicans' plant for a couple years and this year it has rewarded me for my efforts. It is a miniature gardenia that grows to one foot tall and three feet wide. The flowers are fragrant, large, double white.

 

The gardenia is planted next to White Dianthus and near White Foxglove.

The biggest surprise so far, this year, is the possibility of my Black Mission Fig producing fruit for the first time. The tree is planted in my White Garden and has not gotten enough sun since I planted it about five years ago because of a very large Oak Tree in the neighbors yard. This past year the tree was removed because of disease. As a result, my White Garden is getting more sun than in the past!

Upon close examination, there are many tiny and little buds of figs. Even if there are only a few figs this year it makes me want to do "a happy dance". Do I love my garden or what?

Many of the Day Lilies are blooming throughout the garden. But, I have a 'Super Purple' Daylily that has never bloomed. And, it looks like this is going to be the year. It blooms late and is small. It really is a "late bloomer" because I have had it for a few years. This is a photo from google. I will have a photo of my 'Super Purple' when it opens a little more!

I know that all of my garden would bloom more consistently and bountiful if I had been able to bring in lots of top soil when I first started planting. This soil is almost  all clay with rocks. If you can call that soil! Each plant was  usually a one-gallon plant and I tried to dig a large enough hole and fill with planting mix. And, then hope for the best.

Yes, it would have been great to have lots of top-soil, BUT, I am so thankful I was able to have a "mortgage" and a garden! If you know what I mean! AND, I am so thankful that I have been able to keep it - - - so far!

Mary, Mary, How Does Your Garden Grow

It is growing slowly - slowly. But, it is growing. For years I have wanted to grow Hollyhocks. I know, some people think they are weeds. I guess it kinda depends what part of the country you are familiar with.

Last year I gathered some seeds in the neighborhood and threw them in a wine barrel at the end of the raised vegetable planter. Surprise - they grew and grew and bloomed! Aren't they sweet?



The tomatoes are trying hard to produce some juicy big red yummies. I can't wait for some tomato sandwiches! 

The zucchini barrel is looking great.

And, the cucumber barrel is looking good, too.

Some pictures of flowers around the garden.

Beautiful Basil

And, it is from my garden. I am hoping to preserve it for when I am able to do more cooking. So, I did a little research and came upon the concept of freezing it with olive oil.  I am going to try it. I will let you know how it works out.

I am not spending a lot of time on my blogging but that will change as I am able to do more. My fractured arm is healing and the pain level is less day by day. I have my next medical appointment and x-ray next week.

Even though my arm is still a "problem", I have been slowly cleaning out "everything" in my house. It is a huge job but I have set some goals and I am going to work very hard to stay on track and not get side tracked with anything. Once and for all I want to feel in control of my environment again!

What's Frying?

Nothing at the moment. But, I wanted to show you my new frying pans. I have had them for a few months but I have not been able to use them very often. They are Circulon pans with a regular price of $100 and they were on a One-Day Sale for $25. And, that made me very happy. And, the real Bonus is that I really like the way they cook!

  

If my vegetable garden keeps growing the way it has been during the past week, I should have some nice vegetables that I can saute, soon. The veggies (tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, sweet red peppers and yellow banana peppers - oh, and basil) are looking "very promising". Since my raised vegetable bed does not get as much sun as I would like, it has gotten off to a "slow start." But, I am very hopeful that it will be a success. It won't take much to make me happy!

I've Been Thinking

That I would like to do some more blogging. However, I think I will have it as a private blog for friends that I would like to share my life with. Perhaps, at a later date, I will revert back to my blog - Everydaydelight.blogspot.com.

When I first started to teach myself to create a blog I registered two blog names so I could use the unpublished blog - Tell Me Tell Me - to experiment at the beginning of my learning curve so I would not inadvertently make big mistakes or accidentally delete my work on the published blog. I had no reason for the name other than the fact that I just grabbed a name quickly.

I think the name works. So, for now it will be Tell Me Tell Me!  For some reason Blogger has made the blog name - - -  
   http://www.tellmetellme-mary.blogspot.com.